Hi! I’m a senior reporter at The Verge. I cover technology, gaming, and more.
Below are select highlights of my work. You can see all of my writing for The Verge on my author page. On Bluesky, I’m @jaypeters.net.
What EA’s buyout might mean for its future
I wrote this piece analyzing EA’s $55 billion take-private deal.
Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 review: all-day smart glasses with the same tricky questions
I reviewed the Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 smart glasses.
Stardew Valley’s creator is in Silksong
I was the first to report that Stardew Valley Eric Barone is credited with providing voices in Hollow Knight: Silksong.
The creator of Papers, Please wants developers to make weirder, more personal games
Why Balatro’s developer stays anonymous
7 cool indie games from GDC 2025
How Reddit crushed the biggest protest in its history
Elon Musk’s Twitter, one year later
Former Kotaku writers are launching a new video game site — and they own it this time
Astro Bot’s director on making a PlayStation icon
Tim Sweeney didn’t expect a five-year Fortnite ban
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman isn’t backing down: our full interview
The best indie games we’re playing right now
I’ve been a key contributor to making this storystream (in Verge parlance) of articles and reviews about indie games The Verge recommends.
Hades II’s big 1.0 update has me obsessed all over again
Time Flies is a short meditation on the meaning of life
LiveNOW from FOX: Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders sold out
CBS News: Bluesky picking up steam as alternative to X
CBC News: ELI5: What’s the deal with the Reddit blackout? | About That
TikTok video about Nintendo’s efforts to beat Switch 2 pre-order scalpers
Instagram video about Linda Yaccarino and Yoel Roth at Code 2023
A Vergecast episode about the protests on Reddit in 2023
Before The Verge, I worked at Techmeme and WE Communications.
I drafted accepted emoji proposals for:
🫡 Saluting Face (one of two accepted proposals for Saluting Face)
🫧 Bubbles
🧇 Waffle
🥱 Yawning Face
I also wrote a story for The Verge about how I made the yawning face and waffle emoji.
I like to run long distances and have completed four marathons:
In 2010, I played bass drum for the University of Oregon Marching Band and nearly ran over a camera person at the Rose Bowl.